From Castilian to Nahuatl, or from Nahuatl to Castilian? Reflections and Doubts about Legal Translation in the Writings of Judge Alonso de Zorita (1512–1585?)
This article examines the reflections on legal translation set out in two Relaciones written by the 16th century Spanish jurist Alonso de Zorita. These serve as excellent illustrations for the creative dimension motivating several of the proposals for the adaptation of Castilian law to native l...
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| description | This article examines the reflections on legal
translation set out in two Relaciones written by the
16th century Spanish jurist Alonso de Zorita. These
serve as excellent illustrations for the creative
dimension motivating several of the proposals for
the adaptation of Castilian law to native legal
custom in the Americas. My analysis focuses on
some of the linguistic issues implied by Zorita’s
proposal for the restoration of an idealized pre-Hispanic polity: the use of the native pictorial legal
sources, and it considers some of the issues and
dilemmas related to their proper interpretation
and translation. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-938236f5574f4a1c9d8c760e65beae612022-12-21T19:50:10ZdeuMax Planck Institute for Legal History and Legal TheoryRechtsgeschichte - Legal History1619-49932195-96172016-01-01Rg 2412215310.12946/rg24/122-1531020From Castilian to Nahuatl, or from Nahuatl to Castilian? Reflections and Doubts about Legal Translation in the Writings of Judge Alonso de Zorita (1512–1585?)José Luis Egío0Max Planck Institute for European Legal History, Frankfurt am MainThis article examines the reflections on legal translation set out in two Relaciones written by the 16th century Spanish jurist Alonso de Zorita. These serve as excellent illustrations for the creative dimension motivating several of the proposals for the adaptation of Castilian law to native legal custom in the Americas. My analysis focuses on some of the linguistic issues implied by Zorita’s proposal for the restoration of an idealized pre-Hispanic polity: the use of the native pictorial legal sources, and it considers some of the issues and dilemmas related to their proper interpretation and translation.http://data.rg.mpg.de/rechtsgeschichte/rg24_122egio.pdfMPIeR |
| spellingShingle | José Luis Egío From Castilian to Nahuatl, or from Nahuatl to Castilian? Reflections and Doubts about Legal Translation in the Writings of Judge Alonso de Zorita (1512–1585?) Rechtsgeschichte - Legal History MPIeR |
| title | From Castilian to Nahuatl, or from Nahuatl to Castilian? Reflections and Doubts about Legal Translation in the Writings of Judge Alonso de Zorita (1512–1585?) |
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| title_short | From Castilian to Nahuatl, or from Nahuatl to Castilian? Reflections and Doubts about Legal Translation in the Writings of Judge Alonso de Zorita (1512–1585?) |
| title_sort | from castilian to nahuatl or from nahuatl to castilian reflections and doubts about legal translation in the writings of judge alonso de zorita 1512 1585 |
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